Absolut® Vodka “WICKED Good Cocktails
Straight from Oz” Contest
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID ONLY IN THE (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE
RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND
WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN
THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS
OF SPONSOR, ADMINISTRATOR AND JUDGES. DO
NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL
WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest
Name: Absolut® Vodka “WICKED Good Cocktails Straight from Oz” Contest (the “Contest”).
Contest
Dates: Registration begins
at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 10/7/2025
and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 11/3/2025
(the “Registration Period”). The Contest is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever restricted or
prohibited by law.
Eligibility – Who May
Enter: Each individual entering the Contest (each,
an “Entrant”), at the time of entry: (a) must be a legal resident of the (50)
United States or D.C.; (b) must be 21 years or older; (c) must have a valid
U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo identification; (d) must have
access to the internet in order to enter; (e) may not be, or at any time since August
1, 2025, have been, an employee, officer, director, member, shareholder, or
agent of Million Dollar Media (the “Contest
Administrator”), Pernod Ricard USA, LLC (the “Sponsor”), Universal Pictures
Marketing, a division of Universal Film Exchanges LLC (“Universal”), or any of
their respective franchisees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies,
suppliers, distributors, wholesalers, printers, advertising and promotion
agencies, or any and all other companies associated with the design or
execution of this Contest; or an employee, officer, director, member,
shareholder, or agent of any licensed alcohol wholesaler, manufacturer,
distributor or retailer of alcohol-beverage products (collectively, “Released
Parties”); (f) may not be an immediate family member or household member of any
individual identified in item (e) above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Contest,
parents (including in-laws), step-parents, grandparents, siblings (including
step-siblings), half-siblings, children (including step-children), grandchildren
(including step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses and/or
domestic partners, regardless of where they reside. “Household members” means people who share
the same residence at least three (3) months per year.
How to Enter – Two Ways: There are two ways to enter as outlined
below.
Entrants
must fully complete the online registration page with all required information
including his/her name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), state of residence and date of birth. Your entry must also include a photo or video submission sharing a unique image of
your favorite “Absolut WICKED Good Cocktail” creation.
After
having read and agreed to these Official Rules, and agreeing to receive offers
and updates via email from Sponsor, click the submit button to submit your
online entry. All entries must be fully complete for all required
information and must be received by 11:59pm ET on 11/3/2025 to be eligible. Maximum of one entry per person and per valid email address during
the entire Registration Period.
Any
incomplete or ineligible entries, or any entry submitted with an invalid or
false email address, phone number or other incorrect information will be
disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed
under these rules, or for any entry not submitted or
received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Entrants may
opt out of Email notifications at any time, without affecting their entry, by
following provided opt-out instructions.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make
contestant aware of information pertinent to the Promotion, and to distribute
information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or
promotional offers, or coupons. Contestants may opt-out of any further email
communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or
following the provided opt-out instructions.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address or name, or providing any
false email addresses or information, will be disqualified and ineligible to
claim any prize. Any attempt by any
participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same,
multiple/different emails, identities, or any other methods void that
participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced or automated
entries permitted. Use of any automated
system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all
such entries will be deemed void.
In the event
of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the authorized
account holder of the email address used to register, and associated with the
entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according
to these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person
assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted address. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
registering to enter Contest, you affirm that you have read and accepted these
Official Contest Rules. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and
will not be returned. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Contest.
General Submission Requirements: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion, to disqualify any photo or video and essay submission for any
reason that it considers to not be appropriate for the Contest. Photo/video and essay submission restrictions
include, but are not limited to, the following requirements:
Representation
and Release of Rights to Submissions:
By submitting any photo, video and/or essay, each Entrant represents that s/he
has sole and exclusive ownership and proprietary rights of all photo, video and
essay content submitted; has full permission of all parties depicted within the
photo or video and/or described within the essay to publish and release their information,
activities, images and actions shown within the photo or video and/or described
within the essay; and agrees that each photo or video submission and associated
essay becomes the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor, and Sponsor may
publish, display, promote, or utilize the photo, video and/or essay (or any
elements contained within) in any manner of its choosing in relation to the
promotion or advertising of the Contest or Sponsor. Entry into the Contest and submission of a
photo or video and any associated essay, constitutes permission for the Sponsor
and its designees to use that Contestant’s photo, video, essay, comments, name,
city and state of residence and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and
trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity
without limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. Submissions will not
be acknowledged or returned by Sponsor.
Sponsor
reserves the right to request from any Entrant at any time proof, in a form
acceptable to Sponsor, of any permission required or possibly required to use
such Entrant’s submitted photo, video and/or essay submission. Failure to provide such proof, if requested,
may disqualify such entry from the Contest.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and
all of his or her entries) who tampers or attempts to tamper with or abuse the
entry process or the Contest website in any way or who is otherwise in
violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the Contest
judges appointed by Sponsor in their sole discretion. Any questions regarding the number of entries
submitted or the authorized account holder shall be determined by Sponsor in
its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY CONTEST
WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Judging of Submissions – Determination and
selection of one (1) potential grand prize winner and ten (10) potential first
prize winners: On or about 11/4/2025, a panel of judges as solely determined and appointed by Sponsor/Contest
Administrator shall review, select and designate a maximum of one (1) potential
grand prize winner and ten (10) potential first prize winners (see judging
criteria below) from among all eligible entry submissions received. Only the entries as selected and
designated by the judges and Administrator shall be designated as the potential
prize winners (see prize descriptions below),
subject to verification of eligibility, and compliance with these Official
Rules. Only the entrants whose entries
are selected by judges shall be eligible to claim the associated prize award. All other entries shall be disqualified and
ineligible to receive any prize award.
Judging
Criteria: Submissions
shall be judged by a Sponsor/Administrator-appointed panel of judges pursuant
to the following general guidelines, requirements, and criteria in the
determination of the winning entrant:
Decisions of
the Sponsor and Administrator in the selection and determination of the prize
winner and all matters relating to this Contest are final and binding.
Winner Notification: The potential winners will be notified
initially by phone and/or email following their selection. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach and speak directly with any selected potential prize winner by
phone within 24-hours of the initial notification attempt to the phone number
or email address associated with that contestant’s entry, then that contestant
may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be selected from
among the remaining eligible entries received and notified as per the
procedures outlined above (time
permitting).
During
winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the associated
prize and for the potential grand prize winner, to travel during the Sponsor
designated travel dates. The potential
winner will then receive official notification and prize acceptance documents via
email delivery. If any selected
potential winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or
unwilling to accept the prize or travel during the designated travel dates (for
grand prize winner), or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified
and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be
selected from among all remaining eligible entries and notified as per the
procedures outlined above (time
permitting). Any disqualified
contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or
compensation. Decisions of the Sponsor, Administrator and Judges in the selection and
determination of the potential prize winners and all matters relating to this Contest are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to
complete and return, within 1-day of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form,
including an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (signed
by both the winner and their travel guest age 21 or over for grand prize
winner) and a W-9 form for grand prize winner (publicity release where
permitted); 2) Winner may be required to
present a copy of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s license as
a condition of receiving any prize; and
3) Grand prize winner will be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the
grand prize award and each winner is responsible for paying all applicable
taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on their
prize awarded.
Failure
to collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules will
result in forfeiture of the prize. If
forfeited for any reason, finalist will not receive any other prize
substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the property of Sponsor
and will not be awarded, except as provided herein.
First Prize Award
(Maximum 10 winners): Each prize winner shall receive an Absolut x
WICKED for Good Cocktail Kit, scheduled to include the following items (subject
to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion, based upon availability):
No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
Sponsor reserves
the right in its sole discretion to substitute any merchandise item or prize
award, with an alternate merchandise item or prize award of approximate equal
or greater value. All merchandise items
are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each
prize award: $75.
First
prize winners must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely determined
and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall
be shipped only to the designated winner residential address as submitted
during initial online registration and/or as provided during winner
notification, via the carrier as determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e.
UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier), or as otherwise specified
by Sponsor. Allow 8 – 12 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
shipped, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor shall
not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any
lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any
incorrect delivery address provided by winner during registration or prize
claim. In the event of any delivery
issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor
shall have no responsibility to replace the prize award, and prize award shall
not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look solely
to designated shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered
packages and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
Grand Prize Award
(Maximum 1 winner):
The grand prize winner shall receive trip for two (2) (winner and one (1) guest age 21 or older) to New York, NY during
the Sponsor designated travel dates. Travel dates are scheduled for 11/15/2025
– 11/18/2025, subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The grand prize has an approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of $3,000, and includes:
NOTE: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. Grand prize winner
and guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her state of residence (and
at least twenty-one (21)) and will be required to execute and return a
liability/publicity release prior to prize award. Travel dates scheduled for 11/15/2025 – 11/18/2025, subject
to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion and based upon availability.
All ground transportation, airport/hotel transfers, parking,
meals, gratuities, checked baggage fees, airline seat assignment fees, hotel
resort fees, travel or departure taxes, incidental expenses, applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to, all local, state and federal taxes)
and any other expenses not specified herein as being included in the prize
award are the sole responsibility of winner.
Coach class airfare shall be the basic economy non-refundable fare on
the Sponsor designated airline and does not include any pre-selected seats, seat
or cabin upgrades. Sponsor is not
responsible for late, lost, damaged or stolen luggage.
Sponsor is not responsible for any travel delays, flight delays or
cancellations or travel difficulty related to prize award, redemption or use. If
travel delays or difficulty prevent arrival in time for any and
all elements of such prize award, Sponsor is not responsible for awarding
any compensation in lieu thereof. The winner and his/her guests must
travel together on the same itinerary. Any changes to completed
travel arrangements, once booked, are the sole responsibility of the winner,
and are solely at the winner’s expense. Actual value of the trip
will depend on point of departure, and any airfare fluctuations. If
actual value of prize is lower than the stated ARV when it is procured and
fulfilled, then the difference will not be awarded to the winner.
It is recommended that winner and travel companions obtain
sufficient personal insurance prior to departure. Winner and travel
companions hereby release Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or
verify any and all necessary ID’s, passports, visas and tourist
cards, birth certificates, vaccination certificates, and any other travel
requirements (“Personal Documents”). Sponsor shall not have any
responsibility for the replacement of lost or stolen Personal Documents or
tickets, coupons, vouchers, receipts or other documents pertaining to
the prize (“Travel Documents”) once the Travel Documents have been provided to
winner and travel companion.
Travel is subject to the local regulations, policy and terms and
conditions of airline, hotel and departure and arrival destination for any
COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination requirements. It shall be the
sole responsibility of winner and guest to provide any required documentation
to vaccination or testing prior to or during travel. All costs
associated with vaccination, testing and quarantine requirements are solely the
responsibility of winner and guest.
Winner
and guest agree to comply with all applicable airline, hotel accommodation
provider and theater rules, requirements and regulations in connection with the
prize award, redemption, attendance and use. Sponsor, travel providers or theater
reserve the right to remove or deny entry to winner and/or his/her guest who do
not comply with any rule, requirement, instruction, policy, or who engage in a
disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any
other person. Winner and guest shall be
solely responsible for their behavior while traveling and in attendance at the premier,
must follow the instructions and direction from any associated staff or
security. If winner or any guest violates the standards of the travel or theater,
behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive manner, or is deemed by
staff or security to be intoxicated or to have violated any rule, regulation or
policy of the travel or activity/excursion provider, or to be a security threat
in any manner, the winner and guest shall be ejected or denied entry, and shall
immediately forfeit any remaining prize award.
Winner
must be able to attend Event on Sponsor designated date in November 2025 (or such other date as determined by Universal),
or Prize will be forfeited. Sponsor and Universal shall have no responsibility or liability for cancellations,
delays, or any other change by any company or person providing any element of
Event due to reasons beyond Sponsor's
or Universal’s control and are not responsible or liable for any expenses
incurred as a consequence thereof. Date and/or time of Event is subject to
change. Event is subject to cancellation. Universal reserves the right to
change the date and time of Event subject to production exigencies. Winner
and/or guest, if any, must comply with all applicable venue rules and
regulations in connection with the Event.
General
Prize Conditions: All
other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance, delivery, redemption or
use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of
winner. All income, federal, state and local
taxes are the winner’s sole responsibility.
All prize awards are non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize
substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided
herein. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole
discretion. All prizes are awarded as is, without
any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor.
Failure to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these
rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.
If forfeited for any reason, participant will not receive any other
prize substitution or compensation, and
the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except
as provided herein. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Contest. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is
later found to be in violation of these rules he/she will be required to
forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if
such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in Contest
constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’
names, cities and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of
advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on
perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or
permission, unless prohibited by law.
False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Contest,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions,
regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure,
terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or
strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or
any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any
injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone
related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Contest.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Contest,
administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the game, the
processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize
winner. Sponsor, in its sole discretion,
reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or
the operation of the Contest website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Contest for
any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure,
government regulatory action or ruling,
fraud, misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the
integrity of the Contest, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Contest,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine prize winners in a random drawing from
among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such
termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Promotion, and in no event will entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Promotion, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
New Jersey.
Odds: Odds of being selected as a prize winner
are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received, the skill and
ability of each entrant in the creation of their Submission, and decisions of
judges.
Official Rules & Winner List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 1/15/2026 to: Absolut® Vodka
“WICKED Good Cocktails Straight from Oz” Contest, c/o Million Dollar Media,
P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winner list.
Privacy Policy: Sponsor shares your concerns about the
privacy of your personal information. By entering this Contest, entrants agree
to receive marketing materials, communications and other materials from the
Sponsor and/or any promotional partners whose products and services Sponsor
feels might interest entrants at a future date. An entrant not interested in
receiving future promotional offers should write to: [email protected]
to notify the Sponsor that he or she does not desire to receive such materials.
Sponsor: Contest is sponsored by Pernod Ricard, 250
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10177.
Contest Administrator: Contest is administered by Million
Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
Universal Pictures Marketing, a division of
Universal Film Exchanges LLC
is not a sponsor of the Sweepstakes, and is in no way
responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the verification of
winners or the fulfillment of prizing.
All inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes should be direct to Sponsor or
Sweepstakes administrator, Million Dollar Media.
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